Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Taxation: The Litigator, the Judge, the Justice

The Jurisprudential Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

13 Pages Posted: 17 Jun 2024

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Patricia A. Cain

Santa Clara University - School of Law

Jean C. Love

Santa Clara University - School of Law

Date Written: May 2023

Abstract

This paper focuses on the relationship between Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the law of federal taxation. It begins with the story of her first appellate win, as a litigator in a tax case, claiming that a provision of the Internal Revenue Code violated equal protection under the Fifth Amendment on the basis of sex discrimination. It then moves to her work as an appellate judge in a tax case arising out of civil rights claims and concludes with some observations about her work on the United States Supreme Court in tax cases. The paper is published as a chapter in the book, The Jurisprudential Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, edited by Ryan Vacca and Ann Bartow, and published by NYU Press in 2023.

Keywords: taxation, sex-discrimination, Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Suggested Citation

Cain, Patricia A. and Love, Jean C., Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Taxation: The Litigator, the Judge, the Justice (May 2023). The Jurisprudential Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4831338

Patricia A. Cain (Contact Author)

Santa Clara University - School of Law ( email )

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Jean C. Love

Santa Clara University - School of Law ( email )

500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
United States

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